June 16, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2015-06-16-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2015-06-16
Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Document Number: C1-2015-12117
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
National Week of Making, 2015
Document Number: 2015-14980
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors
Document Number: 2015-14919
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2015-14876
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2015-14857
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Aviation Training Device Credit for Pilot Certification
Document Number: 2015-14836
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This rulemaking proposes to relieve burdens on pilots seeking to obtain aeronautical experience, training, and certification by increasing the allowed use of aviation training devices. These actions are necessary to bring the regulations in line with current needs and activities of the general aviation training community and pilots.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2015-14834
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Transponder Requirement for Gliders
Document Number: 2015-14818
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA requests public comment on removal of the current transponder exception for gliders. This action responds to recommendations from members of Congress and the National Transportation Safety Board. The purpose of this action is to gather information to determine whether the current glider exceptionfrom transponder equipment and use requirementsprovides the appropriate level of safety in the National Airspace System. The FAA will use the information gathered from this action to determine whether additional transponder equipment and use requirements are necessary for gliders operating in the excepted areas.
Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company, Model HA-420; Fire Extinguishing for Overwing Pylon Mounted Engines
Document Number: 2015-14816
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These special conditions are issued for the Honda Aircraft Company model HA-420 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with mounting the engines on the wings in close proximity to the aft fuselage. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Notice of Technical Meeting; FFP Missouri 2, LLC
Document Number: 2015-14812
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publication of FY 2014 Service Contract Inventory
Document Number: 2015-14805
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In accordance with Section 734 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2014 service contract inventory. This inventory provides information on service contract actions over $25,000, which the Bureau funded during FY 2014. The information is organized by function to show how contracted resources were used by the agency to support its mission. The inventory has been developed in accordance with the guidance issued on November 5, 2010 and December 19, 2011 by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). OFPP's guidance is available at: https:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/s ervice- contract-inventories-guidance-11052010.pdf and https:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/s ervice- contract-inventory-guidance.pdf. The Bureau has posted its inventory, inventory supplement, and a summary of the inventory on the Bureau's Open Government homepage at the following link: https:// www.consumerfinance.gov/open.
Issuance of a Presidential Permit To Reconfigure, Expand, Operate, and Maintain a Vehicle and Pedestrian Border Crossing Called “Calexico West” in Calexico, California, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Mexico
Document Number: 2015-14804
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State issued a Presidential Permit to the General Services Administration (GSA) on June 9, 2015, authorizing the GSA to reconfigure, expand, operate, and maintain a vehicle and pedestrian border crossing called ``Calexico West'' in Calexico, California, at the international boundary between the United States and Mexico. In making this determination, the Department provided public notice of the proposed permit (76 FR 19825, April 8, 2011), offered the opportunity for comment, and consulted with other federal agencies, as required by Executive Order 11423, as amended.
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2015-14803
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-14802
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance for the FTC's enforcement of the information collection requirements in four consumer financial regulations enforced by the Commission. Those clearances expire on June 30, 2015.
Delegation of the Authority To Submit Reports
Document Number: 2015-14799
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of State
Amendment to the Titles of Restricted Areas R-5301, R-5302A, R-5302B, and R-5302C; North Carolina
Document Number: 2015-14798
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73 by making an editorial change to the location names listed in the titles of restricted areas R-5301, R-5302A, R-5302B, and R-5302C in North Carolina. There are no changes to the boundaries; designated altitudes; time of designation, activities conducted within the restricted areas or the actual physical locations of the restricted areas.
Safety Zone, Indian River Bay; Millsboro, Delaware
Document Number: 2015-14797
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of Indian River Bay adjacent to Millsboro, Delaware. The safety zone will restrict vessel traffic in Indian River Bay within a 200 foot radius of a fireworks barge. This safety zone is necessary to protect the surrounding public and vessels from the hazards associated with a fireworks display.
Commerce Data Advisory Council
Document Number: 2015-14796
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration
The Economic and Statistics Administration (ESA) is giving notice of a meeting of Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC). The CDAC will address areas such as data management practices; common, open data standards; policy issues related to privacy, latency, and consistency; effective models for public-private partnership; external uses of Commerce data; and, methods to build new feedback loops between the Department and data users. The CDAC will meet in a plenary session on July 30, 2015. Last-minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments.
Northern States Power Company-Minnesota; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
Document Number: 2015-14794
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, doing business as Xcel Energy, to withdraw its application dated June 17, 2014, for a proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22, for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The proposed amendment would have revised the required pressure for operability of the Alternate Nitrogen System as specified in Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.5.1.3.b.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel BLACK STRAP; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-14793
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities
Document Number: 2015-14792
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA's Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are issuing their final 2015 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges from industrial activity, also referred to as the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP). This permit replaces the existing permit covering stormwater discharges from industrial facilities in the EPA's Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 that expired September 29, 2013, and provides coverage for industrial facilities in areas where the EPA is the NPDES permitting authority in the EPA's Regions 7 and 8. The MSGP consists of 44 separate regional EPA general permits that may vary from each other based on state or tribal certifications and water quality-based requirements. As with earlier permits, this permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described therein. Industrial dischargers have the option to instead seek coverage under an individual permit. An individual permit may be necessary if the discharger cannot meet the terms and conditions or eligibility requirements in this permit. The EPA is issuing this permit for five years.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SEAS THE MOMENT; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-14791
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Valero Refining-Meraux, LLC in Louisiana
Document Number: 2015-14790
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated May 29, 2015, denying the petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for the Meraux petroleum refinery (Title V operating permit number 2500-00001-V5). The EPA's May 29, 2015 Order responds to the petition submitted by the Concerned Citizens Around Murphy, represented by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, on April 3, 2012. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner may ask for judicial review of those portions of the Orders that deny issues raised in the petition by the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 307(b) of the Act.
Oklahoma Disaster Number OK-00081
Document Number: 2015-14789
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-4222-DR), dated 06/04/2015. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 05/05/2015 through 06/04/2015. Effective Date: 06/04/2015. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/03/2015. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/04/2016.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SASSY; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-14785
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ANGELA-ARGO; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-14784
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel GIZMO; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-14782
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SLICE OF LIFE III; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-14778
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Guam Disaster #GU-00004
Document Number: 2015-14777
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Territory of Guam (FEMA- 4224-DR), dated 06/05/2015. Incident: Typhoon Dolphin. Incident Period: 05/13/2015 through 05/16/2015. Effective Date: 06/05/2015. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/04/2015. Economic Injury (Eidl) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/07/2016.
Texas Disaster Number TX-00447
Document Number: 2015-14776
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4223-DR), dated 05/29/2015. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding. Incident Period: 05/04/2015 and continuing. Effective Date: 06/05/2015. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/28/2015. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/29/2016.
International Energy Agency Meetings
Document Number: 2015-14775
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy
The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on February 24, 2015, at the headquarters of the IEA in Paris, France in connection with a joint meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on that day, and on February 25, 2015, in connection with a meeting of the SEQ on that day.
Notice of Scope Rulings
Document Number: 2015-14768
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between January 1, 2015, and March 31, 2015, inclusive. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2015-14767
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending its final determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of certain steel nails from Malaysia, to correct a ministerial error.
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA); Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) Grants to States
Document Number: 2015-14763
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is announcing the availability of competitive grants to fund States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC (referred to as ``States'' in this document), with respect to activities designed to expand the infrastructure for renewable fuels. BIP grantees must provide matching contributions with a goal of a one-to-one basis to the CCC funds. The CCC funds must be used to pay a portion of the costs related to the installation of fuel pumps and related infrastructure dedicated to the distribution of higher ethanol blends, for example ``E15'' and ``E85,'' at vehicle fueling locations, including, but not limited to, local fueling stations, convenience stores (CS), hypermarket fueling stations (HFS), or fleet facilities. The matching contributions may be used for these items or for additional related BIP costs such as additional infrastructure to support pumps, marketing, education, data collection, program evaluation, and administrative costs associated with the application process.
Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape From Italy; Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct a Full Five-Year Review
Document Number: 2015-14755
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``The Act'') to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty finding on pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date.
Marine Mammals; File No. 14610
Document Number: 2015-14753
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, AK (Principal Investigator: Lori Quakenbush) has been issued a minor amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14610-03.
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Document Number: 2015-14751
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC)
Document Number: 2015-14750
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Document Number: 2015-14749
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Zydeco Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference
Document Number: 2015-14747
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint
Document Number: 2015-14743
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Grid Assurance LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order
Document Number: 2015-14742
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The City of Alexandria, Louisiana; Notice of Filing
Document Number: 2015-14741
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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